Category: AFRICA

Just now reading a book with shortstories ‘The thing around your neck’ by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie (author of ‘Half of a yellow sun’ and ‘Americanah’ …) Nigeria and USA today. Very interesting! Shortstories. Very good now in mid December… you read one at a time when you feel for it… between eating saffroncookies or fixing … More CHIMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

– Now I have read all the 18 authors’ texts. I have highlighted only some of them. (See previous posts) Africa. What has happened? What about the future? Many authors write about history, everything that happened and everything that, profoundly, influenced people of Africa. How slavery, colonialism, war, struggle for independence, how new African bigshots … More EMERGENCIA – 18 VOICES FROM AFRICA

Mozambique moves to protect hardwood forests with new law… The law is expected to halt the devastation of the southern African country’s forests which is experiencing depletion…. Under the new law, which will come into effect on 1 January 2017, semi-processed timber (such as beams, planks and parquet) may be exported, but will be subject … More AFRICAN FORESTS TO CHINA – AFRIKAS SKOGAR TILL KINA